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The Record Store Challenege: The Top 15 Albums of 1976
| Artist | Song | |
| (#15) Billy Joel | Summer, Highland Falls (Turnstiles) | |
| (#14) The Flamin' Groovies | Shake Some Action (Shake Some Action) | |
| (#13) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Breakdown (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) | |
| (#12) Steely Dan | Don't Take Me Alive (The Royal Scam) | |
| (#11) Peter Frampton | Something's Happenin' (Frampton Comes Alive!) | |
| (#10) Graham Parker | Pourin' it All Out (Heat Treatment) | |
| (#9) The Modern Lovers | Roadrunner (The Modern Lovers) | |
| (#8) David Bowie | Station to Station (Station to Station) | |
| (#7) Be Bop Deluxe | Sleep That Burns (Sunburst Finish) | |
| (#6) Boston | Foreplay/Long Time (Boston) | |
| (#5) The Ramones | Judy is a Punk (Ramones) | |
| (#4) The Doobie Brothers | Turn it Loose (Takin' it To the Streets) | |
| (#3) Al Stewart | Midas Shadow (Year of the Cat) | |
| (#2) Bob Dylan | Isis (Desire) | |
| (#1) Be Bop Deluxe | Bring Back the Spark (Modern Music) | |
Comment:
This is another record store challenge mix. I play a game with my roommate and the other guys I live with that goes like this: you reach into your pocket, pull out a coin, look at the date, and say, "Name "x" number of albums from "x" year." Well, I did this on my own in my den, pulled out a penny with a 1976, and then tried to figure out albums that came out in this year. Quite honestly, this was a sort of dry year in rock music...neither as exciting or interesting as 1975 or 1977. But anyway, I got to compiling. Any of the ordering is questionable, I guess. I'm sure plenty of folks wouldn't include Boston, as FM radio has ran the record into the ground. However, what a great debut album (great seller, too). And it has personal significance. Same with the Billy Joel album. And, as we all know, I'm a huge Be Bop Deluxe fan, explaining the inclusion of TWO of their albums in the top 10. I'd welcome any other inclusions, though I can say there were several that almost made the list. "How Dare You!" by 10cc, "Troubadour" by JJ Cale, "Saddle Tramp" by The Charlie Daniels Band, and "The Pretender" by Jackson Browne were all considerations. However, this is my list for the best of 1976. Let's hope next time I can pull out a penny that has 1967 or something to make my (not so official) job easier. Cheers!Feedback:
Sounds like a fun game and a great excuse to drink beer. Spencial thanks for Be Bop Deluxe (twice)!
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You mean there was an album relased in '76 other than "Frampton Comes Alive"? 1,3,4,7,8,11,12 and 13 all still hold up for me.
This is awesome! I love any excuse for a mix and ones spun off of random rules tickle me to death. I'll try my own in a few days' time, but I don't know that it'll compare to this. I'm not good at remembering exact years for music unless they're recent. You might say it's a dry year but you brought together a shit load of great songs here - I mean on tops of the ones you mentioned in your liner notes, there's freakin' Flamin' Groovies, Modern Lovers, and the Ramones debut (which I always forget is 76 or 77). Sounds killer to me. Looking forward to the next try
1976-the year I was born. So already this is a winner for me. Great choices. Would've found room for something off of 'Songs In The Key Of Life' and 'Mothership Connection' by Parliament. But it's all good....